Vein harvesting system

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1998-05-14

1999-10-26

Buiz, Michael

Surgery

Instruments

Blood vessel, duct or teat cutter, scrapper or abrader

606198, A61B 1722

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059720107

ABSTRACT:
The present invention comprises an apparatus and a method for harvesting veins. The apparatus includes an elongate member, a set of prongs disposed at the end of the member, a light carrying system for positioning the apparatus, and a triggering mechanism for opening and closing the prongs such that a vein can be dissected from surrounding tissue with minimal intrusiveness and minimal chance of damaging the surrounding tissue. Once the vein has been separated from the surrounding tissue by the apparatus, a vein dissector having an inflatable cover at the end is placed around the vein from the posterior and inflated and deflated to gently dissect the vein.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4043346 (1977-08-01), Mobley et al.
patent: 5235966 (1993-08-01), Jamner

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